Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate?
Two cases of lung abscess, in which Legionella species were identified in association with other bacterial isolates, are presented. In the first case, Legionella pneumophila and Klebsiella pneumoniae were identified in a 24-year-old post renal transplant patient with a right upper lobe pulmonary abs...
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| description | Two cases of lung abscess, in which Legionella species were identified in association with other bacterial isolates, are presented. In the first case, Legionella pneumophila and Klebsiella pneumoniae were identified in a 24-year-old post renal transplant patient with a right upper lobe pulmonary abscess. Healing did not occur until the institution of specific therapy directed against legionella. In the second case, Legionella micdadei and several other respiratory bacterial pathogens were identified in a 74-year-old woman with a lung abscess. The patient later died with multisystem failure despite adequate antimicrobial therapy. Prior cases of legionella-associated lung abscess have occurred predominantly in corticosteroid-treated patients. The role of coexisting bacterial isolates remains obscure. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e99992638a3f4ec982debfa43fa998f32025-02-03T05:59:55ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321992-01-013631531810.1155/1992/985398Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate?Gordon CK Dow0Anthony W Chow1Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia and Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaTwo cases of lung abscess, in which Legionella species were identified in association with other bacterial isolates, are presented. In the first case, Legionella pneumophila and Klebsiella pneumoniae were identified in a 24-year-old post renal transplant patient with a right upper lobe pulmonary abscess. Healing did not occur until the institution of specific therapy directed against legionella. In the second case, Legionella micdadei and several other respiratory bacterial pathogens were identified in a 74-year-old woman with a lung abscess. The patient later died with multisystem failure despite adequate antimicrobial therapy. Prior cases of legionella-associated lung abscess have occurred predominantly in corticosteroid-treated patients. The role of coexisting bacterial isolates remains obscure.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/985398 |
| spellingShingle | Gordon CK Dow Anthony W Chow Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate? Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| title | Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate? |
| title_full | Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate? |
| title_fullStr | Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate? |
| title_short | Legionella-Associated Lung Abscess: Critical Pathogen or Minor Isolate? |
| title_sort | legionella associated lung abscess critical pathogen or minor isolate |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/985398 |
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